[78-L] fwd: Art van Damme

[David Lennick]

Just in case this showed up elsewhere (as here) minus the first line, what I 
said was
Did he ever try to teach Dagmar to play the accordion? Or was television not 
ready for that kind of thing yet?

David Lennick wrote:
> ready for that kind of thing yet?
> 
> dl
> 
> simmonssomer wrote:
>> Let us not forget...Milton De Lugg of the "Broadway Open House" show.
>>
>> Al Simmons
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Banjo Bud" <banjobud at cfl.rr.com>
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 2:34 PM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] fwd: Art van Damme
>>
>>
>>> He was a helluva good jazz accordianist, but I always preferred Charlie
>>> Magnante.
>>>
>>> Bud
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 10:25 AM
>>> To: "78L" <78-L at 78online.com>
>>> Subject: [78-L] fwd: Art van Damme
>>>
>>>> Art Van Damme, R.I.P.
>>>>
>>>> Art Van Damme, a former Northridge resident known as the father of jazz
>>>> accordion, has died. He was 89.
>>>>
>>>> The quintet leader known internationally for his swinging jazz accordion
>>>> died
>>>> Monday at a skilled nursing facility near his home in Roseville, a suburb
>>>> of
>>>> Sacramento.
>>>>
>>>> Van Damme, who cut nearly 50 jazz records, made as many world concert
>>>> tours and
>>>> appeared on numerous NBC radio and TV shows, died before his 90th 
>>>> birthday
>>>> concert bash.
>>>>
>>>> Arthur Raymond Van Damme was born April 9, 1920, in Norway, Mich. During
>>>> the
>>>> 1930s, he studied classical accordion in Chicago before styling himself
>>>> after
>>>> "King of Swing" Benny Goodman.
>>>>
>>>> Known for his melodic jazz improvisation, Van Damme taught himself to
>>>> swing his
>>>> 26-pound Excelsior as lightly as Goodman's clarinet, with nuanced bellows
>>>> accents and a sliding five-finger chord style.
>>>>
>>>> His Art Van Damme Quintet recorded 130 episodes of the "Art Van Damme
>>>> Show" for
>>>> NBC radio before performing on "Tonight" and other TV variety shows.
>>>>
>>>> More at:
>>>> http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_14422445?source=rss
>>>>